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    "parsed_content": "The Race for CongressPrimary Season TakeawaysVoting by MailLatest PollsCompetitive RacesSeat PickupsAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTSizing Up a 2028 Bid, He Used a Weight-Loss Drug to Drop 80 PoundsGov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.Listen \u00b7 4:01 min Share full articleGov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is not the first potential presidential hopeful to make getting in better shape part of their campaign preparations. Credit...Kamil Krzaczynski\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty ImagesBy Reid J. EpsteinReporting from WashingtonSept. 21, 2026See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra m\u00e1s de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de b\u00fasqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois has traveled to early primary states.He has started a political group to spend money to help Democrats in midterm races.And now he has sent perhaps the clearest signal that he would like to run for president in 2028: sharing his weight-loss journey with the American people.In an interview that aired Monday on \u201cCBS Mornings,\u201d Mr. Pritzker revealed that he had lost 80 pounds since beginning a GLP-1 regimen in 2024. In doing so, he joins a long line of White House hopefuls who got in better shape as part of their campaign preparations.\u201cI\u2019ve been driven my whole life to lose weight,\u201d Mr. Pritzker said in the CBS interview. \u201cThe fact that I am now able to do it because this GLP-1 became available is truly like, I mean, it\u2019s something that has meant a lot to me.\u201dAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTIn a country where roughly 11 percent of the adult population is taking GLP-1s, using the drugs to lose weight could help Mr. Pritzker, a billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, appear more relatable to Democratic voters who are skeptical of the ultrawealthy.In the pre-GLP-1 era, presidential contenders who have lost large amounts of weight before beginning their campaigns include former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida (both in 2016) and Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey (in 2020). When former Vice President Al Gore lost weight in 2007, it set off rumors he would run for president again in 2008. He did not. Mr. Pritzker, as is the custom, deflected any suggestion that his weight loss was related to any national political ambitions. He is running for a third term as governor this year and is widely considered the favorite against Darren Bailey, a Republican former state legislator he defeated by 13 percentage points in 2022.Sign up for the On Politics newsletter. It's a pivotal moment for American politics. Join us for 2026 and beyond. Get it sent to your inbox.\u201cI have not made any decisions about what I might do in the future,\u201d Mr. Pritzker said. \u201cI can tell you, I want to be the governor of the state of Illinois for a while longer.\u201dIn the CBS interview, he said his doctors warned him two years ago that he had reached diabetic status and would need to begin taking insulin injections. That, Mr. Pritzker said, prompted a new fitness regimen that includes regular predawn four-mile walks in Chicago and taking a GLP-1. He has since lost enough weight to stop taking insulin, an aide said.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe CBS interview comes about a year after Mr. Pritzker discussed his weight with the NBC affiliate in Chicago. In that interview, conducted during a walk along the Lake Michigan shore, Mr. Pritzker dodged questions about whether he was taking a GLP-1 while promoting walking outdoors as \u201cgreat for your mental health.\u201dMr. Pritzker has frequently clashed with President Trump, whose insults toward the governor have sometimes focused on his weight. Mr. Trump said last year that Mr. Pritzker \u201cought to spend more time in the gym.\u201d (The president, who is himself overweight, said in January that he \u201cprobably should\u201d take anti-obesity drugs but had not done so.)In a separate interview published on Monday in The Chicago Sun-Times, Mr. Pritzker noted that he and Mr. Trump had both struggled with their weight.\u201cOh, by the way, he\u2019s overweight,\u201d Mr. Pritzker said of the president. \u201cBut I don\u2019t really talk about that publicly.\u201dMr. Pritzker did not reveal to CBS which GLP-1 he was taking or how much he weighed now. He did say that he hoped to continue losing weight.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT",
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